Wednesday, December 31, 2008

Wow, I'm somebody now!

The Valley Advocate, no less, gave me a Halo as opposed to Horn (which Town Mgr Larry Shaffer earned):

Granted, we wouldn't relish the idea of having Amherst blogger-provocateur Larry Kelley (onlyintherepublicofamherst.blogspot.com) lurking around our fence, snapping shots as we yank dandelions from the garden. But that doesn't mean that Kelley wasn't well within his rights to raise questions, and do some investigative reporting, about how Select Board member Anne Awad planned to represent the town now that she was selling her Amherst home and moving to South Hadley. Awad and her sympathizers branded Kelley's reporting "harassment," obscuring the very legitimate issue he raised.

LK4 got a halo 'cause the Ad-vocate is under new ownership - same folks who own the DH Gaz and the *erst Bull$#!+ and who think LK4 can help 'em run this valley for 9 more generations - "bless" 'em all!

Cinda Jones? There's a narcissistic, delusional whack-job if there ever was one. Have you ever had a conversation with her? It's impossible, since she spends the whole time looking at herself in a mirror.

All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the state wherein they reside. No state shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any state deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws. - XIV Amendment to the U.S. Constitution

N.B. Nothing about how many generations have lived in a state or are buried in a town cemetery.

It really doesn't have anything to do with sanitation, just comfort. Warm water in a school bathroom doesn't kill any germs it just makes you feel more comfortable. If it was hot enough to sterilize your hands you would be scalded.

As long as there is soap and water the kids are fine.

Why don't you try a less strident approach. Did you ever think of asking them why there is no hot water? Maybe it is so little used that the warm water hasn't made it through thr pipes?

Asking someone is based on the belief that they will answer truthfully. And, well, one denying that a condition exists in the first place isn't going to be overly truthfull in then explaining why something already doesn't exist exists....

> Maybe it is so little used that> the warm water hasn't made it > through thr pipes?

Sorry, commercial buildings have different plumbing systems than a home. The hot water is CIRCULATED in a loop back to the boiler (or whatever) to be reheated so that there is always hot water in the line.

Oh, and one other thing -- soap works better at some temperatures than others. That is why you "waste" hot water to clean some clothes in your washing machine...